Erwin Wurm

(Austrian, born 1954)

Erwin Wurm is a contemporary Austrian artist working across several media. Wurm’s comical attitude towards representation features heavily in his Fat Car series, in which ge purposefully disfigures car models deemed status symbols by mass culture. “[For me] humor is primarily a method for getting people’s attention—it should ultimately prompt people to look at things more carefully,” the artist has reflected. Born on July 27, 1954 in Bruck an der Mur, Austria, Wurm went on to study at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Following in the tradition of Joseph Beuys, the artist has contributed his own take on the medium of sculpture with his One Minute Sculptures. In these performances, Wurm invites audience participation and interaction to reevaluate the medium. His works have been shown at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and Vienna, the Musée d’Art Contemporain in Lyon, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. Wurm currently lives and works between Vienna and Limburg, Austria. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Albertina in Vienna, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others.

Erwin Wurm News

An Exclusive Tour With Architect Peter Marino of His Exhibition at the Tiffany Landmark

by William Van Meter

An Exclusive Tour With Architect Peter Marino of His Exhibition at the Tiffany Landmark

See Erwin Wurm’s Absurdist Sculptures Take Over a U.K. Park, From a Celine Bag on Legs to a Bendy Truck Climbing the Wall

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

See Erwin Wurm’s Absurdist Sculptures Take Over a U.K. Park, From a Celine Bag on Legs to a Bendy Truck Climbing the Wall

Art & Exhibitions

The Tate Quietly Teams Up With Hyundai to Organize an Erwin Wurm Exhibition in Seoul

The Tate Quietly Teams Up With Hyundai to Organize an Erwin Wurm Exhibition in Seoul

Erwin Wurm Artworks

Erwin Wurm (750 results)

Kopf, 1981

Erwin Wurm

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Dull, 2012

Erwin Wurm

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Little Big House, 2003

Erwin Wurm

Little Big House, 2003

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From the series

Erwin Wurm

From the series "Hamlet", 2008/2009, 2008–2009

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Fat House Moller / Adolf Loos, 2003–2005

Erwin Wurm

Fat House Moller / Adolf Loos, 2003–2005

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Differ, 2012

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Samoa, NZ, 2001

Erwin Wurm

Samoa, NZ, 2001

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Roturua, NZ, 2001

Erwin Wurm

Roturua, NZ, 2001

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Banana, 2002

Erwin Wurm

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Elise, 2009

Erwin Wurm

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Be nice to your curator, 2005

Erwin Wurm

Be nice to your curator, 2005

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Untitled

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Untitled, 1991

Erwin Wurm

Untitled, 1991

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Untitled, 1985

Erwin Wurm

Untitled, 1985

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Tin Can, 1985

Erwin Wurm

Tin Can, 1985

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Wurscht, 2017

Erwin Wurm

Wurscht, 2017

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Wurscht (Never Mind), 2017

Erwin Wurm

Wurscht (Never Mind), 2017

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Deceit, 2013

Erwin Wurm

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ICH + ÜBERICH, 2007

Erwin Wurm

ICH + ÜBERICH, 2007

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Das weisse zimmer (La chambre blanche), 1987

Erwin Wurm

Das weisse zimmer (La chambre blanche), 1987

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The ridiculous life of a serious man - the..., 2006

Erwin Wurm

The ridiculous life of a serious man - the..., 2006

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Adelphi Sculptures (24 one-minute..., 1999–2000

Erwin Wurm

Adelphi Sculptures (24 one-minute..., 1999–2000

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Untitled, 2007

Erwin Wurm

Untitled, 2007

Sale Date: May 19, 2022

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67-32-32 (“Wiener Zimmer”, Secession Wien..., 1989

Erwin Wurm

67-32-32 (“Wiener Zimmer”, Secession Wien..., 1989

Sale Date: May 16, 2022

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